Currimundi Special School
Updated Oct 2026 · ACARA 2025Dicky Beach, Queensland 4551 · Sunshine Coast LGA
About Currimundi Special School
Currimundi Special School is a public special school located in Dicky Beach, Queensland (4551), within the Sunshine Coast local government area. It caters for students from Prep to 12 and in 2025 enrolled 177 students (65 girls and 112 boys).
Currimundi Special School has an ICSEA value of 1006, indicating a socio-educational profile close to the national average of 1000. That places it in the 49th percentile of Australian schools. 20% of students come from the top socio-educational quarter and 29% from the bottom quarter.
The school employs 62 teachers (53.5 full-time equivalent) and 69 non-teaching staff, giving a student-to-teacher ratio of about 3.3 to 1. Enrolments have fallen by 17% over the past five years.
Currimundi Special School is a special school. Special schools support students with disability or specific needs and are deliberately excluded from the Success Index and rankings, which would not be a fair measure of what they do.
Student profile
Distribution of students across socio-educational advantage (SEA) quarters, plus community characteristics.
Enrolments by year level
How Currimundi Special School's 177 students are spread across year levels in 2025.
Enrolment trend
How enrolments at Currimundi Special School have changed over the past decade.
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Schools near Currimundi Special School
Closest schools by straight-line distance, with their Success Index.
Currimundi State School
Currimundi · Government primary · Prep-6
619 students · ICSEA 1041 · 93 m away
Talara Primary College
Currimundi · Government primary · Prep-6
974 students · ICSEA 1035 · 1.9 km away
Caloundra State High School
Caloundra · Government high school · 7-12
1,316 students · ICSEA 1004 · 2.0 km away
Caloundra State School
Caloundra · Government primary · Prep-6
481 students · ICSEA 1027 · 2.1 km away
Our Lady of the Rosary School
Caloundra · Catholic primary · Prep-6
321 students · ICSEA 1092 · 2.3 km away
Caloundra Christian College
Caloundra · Independent combined · Prep-12
438 students · ICSEA 1058 · 3.0 km away
Meridan State College
Meridan Plains · Government combined · Prep-12
1,795 students · ICSEA 1013 · 3.3 km away
Pacific Lutheran College
Meridan Plains · Independent combined · Prep-12
1,204 students · ICSEA 1114 · 3.7 km away
Kawana Waters State College
Bokarina · Government combined · Prep-12
2,495 students · ICSEA 1034 · 4.2 km away
Golden Beach State School
Golden Beach · Government primary · Prep-6
548 students · ICSEA 1015 · 4.4 km away
Similar schools
Government special schools in QLD with a comparable ICSEA.
Coomera State Special School
Coomera · Government special · Prep-12
278 students · ICSEA 1005
Redland District Special School
Thornlands · Government special · Prep-12
236 students · ICSEA 1004
Kuraby Special School
Kuraby · Government special · Prep-12
88 students · ICSEA 1008
Pine Rivers Special School
Lawnton · Government special · Prep-12
348 students · ICSEA 1009
Currumbin Community Special School
Currumbin Waters · Government special · Prep-12
95 students · ICSEA 1003
Nambour Special School
Burnside · Government special · Prep-12
132 students · ICSEA 1002
Frequently asked questions
Is Currimundi Special School a public or private school?
Currimundi Special School is a public (government) school run by the Queensland education department.
What year levels does Currimundi Special School offer?
Currimundi Special School offers Prep to 12. It is classified by ACARA as a special school.
How many students attend Currimundi Special School?
In 2025, Currimundi Special School had 177 enrolled students (65 girls, 112 boys), a change of -17% over five years.
What is the ICSEA of Currimundi Special School?
Currimundi Special School has an ICSEA (Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage) of 1006. The national average is 1000, so this indicates a socio-educational profile close to the national average of 1000. ICSEA reflects the school community, not teaching quality.
What is the student-to-teacher ratio at Currimundi Special School?
Currimundi Special School has about 3.3 students per full-time-equivalent teacher, based on 2025 ACARA staffing data.
How big is the Year 7 cohort at Currimundi Special School?
In 2025, Currimundi Special School had 14 students in Year 7 and 31 in Year 12.
Is Currimundi Special School co-ed?
Yes. Currimundi Special School is a co-educational school enrolling both girls and boys.
What other schools are near Currimundi Special School?
There are 10 other schools within 15 km of Currimundi Special School in our database. Scroll up to the "Nearby schools" section to compare them by Success Index, ICSEA and enrolments, or use the Compare tool.
Where can I get tutoring near Currimundi Special School?
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